People of normal weight may also be at risk of diabetes and similar diseases. A study from the University of Gothenburg ...

Kanagawa University of Human Services-led researchers found short-term BMI reductions after an eight-to-12-week ...

Waist-to-height ratio ‘outperforms’ BMI in identification of serious health risks, analysis of over 120,000 people suggests ...

This article was reviewed by Felix Gussone, MD. Key Takeaways: Body composition offers a clearer picture of health than ...

Researchers at Leipzig University and the University of Gothenburg have developed a novel approach to assessing an individual ...

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New obesity criteria that add waist and body fat measures to BMI could classify nearly 70% of U.S. adults as obese, according ...

New research suggests waist-to-height ratio is a more accurate obesity risk indicator than BMI, especially for older adults.

"BMI is trash. Full stop." This controversial tweet, which received thousands of likes and retweets, was cited in a recent Medscape perspective by one doctor on when physicians might stop using body ...

I am getting bent out of shape over surgeons telling patients they cannot get a knee replacement because they are above a certain BMI cutoff. Here’s a familiar scenario: A patient with a high body ...